EP1313920B1 - Head assembly for guardrail extruder terminal - Google Patents
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- EP1313920B1 EP1313920B1 EP01968306A EP01968306A EP1313920B1 EP 1313920 B1 EP1313920 B1 EP 1313920B1 EP 01968306 A EP01968306 A EP 01968306A EP 01968306 A EP01968306 A EP 01968306A EP 1313920 B1 EP1313920 B1 EP 1313920B1
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
- E01F15/00—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact
- E01F15/14—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact specially adapted for local protection, e.g. for bridge piers, for traffic islands
- E01F15/143—Protecting devices located at the ends of barriers
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- the invention relates to guardrail extruder devices used with guardrail installations.
- the invention relates to the design of impact head assemblies for such devices.
- Guardrail extruder terminals are a popular and effective end treatment for guardrail installations. During an end-on impact to a guardrail end, a guardrail extruder terminal will flatten and bend a corrugated rail member and extrude the flattened portion away from the roadway. Terminals of this type are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,078,366 and 4,928,928 . In particular, U.S. Pat. No. 5,078,366 shows a guardrail system including a folded beam type guardrail mounted on a plurality of posts with an extruder terminal at one end having an extruder chute to flatten the guardrail upon impact using curvilinear extruder plates.
- the present invention provides an improved head assembly for a guardrail extruder terminal device.
- An exemplary head assembly is described that is lighter and more effective than prior art head assemblies.
- the exemplary head assembly provides a rail feeder chute having a first side portion disposed on a traffic side of the head assembly and a second side portion disposed opposite the traffic side of the head assembly.
- the first and second side portions are generally parallel with each other and being generally parallel with a central, longitudinal axis of the rail feeder chute.
- the first and second side portions are configured to receive a rail member therebetween.
- An impact portion is coupled with an upstream end of the rail feeder chute and comprises top and bottom members forming a coupling between the rail feeder chute and an impact plate, first and second side members cooperate to form a throat configured to receive the rail member as it is forced through the impact portion during a collision where the first side member is positioned adjacent the traffic side of the head assembly and including a curved portion that extends away from the traffic side as the first member extends away from the rail feeder chute and the second side member is positioned opposite the traffic side of the head assembly and terminating at a vertical brace that extends generally perpendicular to the central, longitudinal axis of the rail feeder chute.
- FIG. 1 is an isometric view of an exemplary guardrail extruder terminal head constructed in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a plan, cross-sectional view of the head taken along the lines 2--2 in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the head shown in FIGS. 1-2 .
- FIG. 4 is a plan view of the head of FIGS. 1-3 shown affixed to a support post.
- Figure 5 is a side view of the head shown in Figure 4 .
- Figure 6 is a plan, cross-sectional view of an alternative head having a throat with side members that are substantially flat and angled relative to each other.
- Figure 7 is a plan, cross-sectional view of a further alternative head having a throat with side members that are substantially flat and parallel to each other.
- Figure 8 is an isometric illustration of an guardrail head having an exemplary feeder chute bumper device.
- Figures 1-5 illustrate a first improved head assembly 10 used for a guardrail extruder terminal of the type described generally in U.S. Patents 5,078,366 and 4,928,928 .
- the general operation of guardrail extruder terminal devices is described in those two patents.
- the head assembly 10 is shown (in Figure 1 ) positioned on the end of a corrugated, or W-beam, guardrail 12.
- the head assembly 10 generally includes an impact portion 14 and an elongated rail feeder chute 16.
- the rail feeder chute 16 surrounds the upstream portion of the rail member 12 and is made up of an upper, U-shaped channel member 18 and a lower, U-shaped channel member 20 which are secured in a spaced relation from one another by strap plates 22.
- L-shaped brackets 24, 16 are affixed to the upper and lower channels members 18, 20, respectively.
- the impact portion 14 of the head assembly 10 has, at its upstream end, an impact plate 28.
- the impact plate 28 is bent on either lateral side to present flanges 30, 32.
- the flanges 30, 32 lend strength to the impact plate 28, stiffen it, and assist with engagement of an impacting vehicle.
- the impact plate 28 is secured by welding to a rail receiving portion 34 of the impact portion 14.
- the rail receiving portion 34 includes a top plate 36 and a bottom plate 38.
- the top and bottom plates 36, 38 are affixed by welding to left and right side members 40, 42, respectively.
- the left side member 40 consists of a curved plate 44, horizontal connecting plate 46, and a lateral brace 48.
- the lateral brace 48 is welded to the curved plate 44, and the connecting plate 46 is welded to the brace 48 in an abutting relation.
- the curved plate 44 has an "S" shape such that it provides an upstream first curved portion 50 and a downstream second curved portion 52 that curves slightly in the opposite direction from the first curved portion 50.
- the brace 48 is affixed to the curved plate 44 in between the first and second curves 50, 52.
- the right side member 42 includes a short curved plate 54 with vertical and horizontal braces 56, 58, respectively that are welded to the plate 54 to stiffen it. It is noted that, in this embodiment, the side plates 40, 54 are curved.
- the side plate 54 is, unlike prior art designs significantly shorter in length than the plate 40, as measured from upstream to downstream. This difference in length is due to the fact that there is no forward curved portion of plate 54 that would correspond to the curved portion 50 of the longer plate 40.
- the horizontal brace 58 extends some distance outwardly from the right side of the head 10. This is done deliberately as the horizontal brace 58 is intended to engage and break the support post 60 during a vehicular impact to the impact plate 28 of the impact head 10 that moves the head 10 downstream upon the rail member 12.
- Figures 4 and 5 illustrate the impact head 10 having been affixed to a support post 60 by connectors (not shown) that are disposed through the brackets 24, 26.
- the impact plate 28 is vertically elongated, thereby extending both above and below the rail receiving portions of the impact portion 14, as shown by reference numerals 62, 64 in Figure 5 .
- These overhangs permit the impact head 10 to be easily engaged by either the high bumper of trucks, SUV's and other taller vehicles and the low set bumpers of smaller cars impacting in a frontal manner, as well as engaging the vehicle frame or rocker panel to reduce vehicle intrusion when the upstream end of the head 10 is impacted by a vehicle in a sideways manner.
- the curved plate 44 and short curved plate 54 are secured in a spaced relation from one another to form a squeezing throat 66, best seen in Figure 2 .
- the throat 66 narrows in width as it approaches the upstream end of the impact head 10.
- the throat 66 squeezes and flattens the rail member 12 as the head 10 is pushed downstream by the vehicle onto the rail member 12.
- the first curved portion 50 bends the flattened portion of the rail member 12 and extrudes it to the side of the head 10.
- the portion of the head 10 that is used to bend and extrude the flattened portion of the rail 12 consists only of a single curved surface, specifically, the rail contacting surface of portion 50 on curved plate 44.
- an opening is provided opposite the portion 50 upstream of the end of the small curved plate 54.
- a pair of curved portions were provided by two plate members that formed a narrow opening. Elimination of one curved portion, i.e.
- the most downstream curved portion reduces the extrusion force required to extrude the rail member 12 and potentially improves the trajectory of the extruded rail as it departs the head 10.
- the required extrusion force is reduced at least because friction created by the removed downstream curved portion has been eliminated.
- the inventive head 10 provides a reduced and streamlined profile along the traffic side (i. e., the side of the head 10 that will be directed toward a roadway).
- Figure 2 illustrates a central longitudinal axis 70 that is taken along the center line of the rail member 12.
- the traffic side of the head 10 (shown at the bottom portion of Figures 2 and 4 ) does not extend as far from the axis 70 as the opposite side of the head 10 (shown at the top portion of Figures 2 and 4 ).
- This streamlining is permitted by the fact that the top and bottom plates 36, 38 each have a flattened traffic side edge 72 as opposed to the outwardly extending, generally triangular shape of the opposite sides of those plates.
- the head 10 is always installed on the rail 12 so that the "traffic" side is facing roadway traffic.
- This streamlined design ensures that the head 10 does not extend outwardly into to the stream of traffic, thereby reducing the frequency of impacts by passing vehicles and the associated maintenance costs.
- the flattened traffic side edge 72 should lie approximately flush with the strap plates 22 or other portions of the feeder chute 16, or else extend only an inch or two beyond those components in the direction of the traffic lane. This "flush-side" feature helps ensure that the head 10 is less likely to be knocked off of the rail member 12 by a reverse end impact where a vehicle impacts the head from the downstream direction.
- the center of impact for the head 10 (shown at around 74) is not aligned with axis 70 of the rail 12.
- This non-symmetrical design actually improves the function of the head 10 during a collision.
- the force is primarily transmitted via connecting plate 46 and brace 48 to the curved plate 44.
- the connecting plate 46 and brace 48 serve as the axis of force transmission for the head 10.
- the curved plate 44 is the portion of the head 10 that works to bend and extrude the flattened rail member 12. Because impact force upon the impact plate is transmitted directly to the side member 44 via the axis of force transmission, the head 10 is more efficient in collapsing the rail 12 wherein the exterior of the housing played a greater role in transmitting impact forces.
- the impact head 10 of the present invention is advantageous because it has a substantially lighter weight and mass than prior art impact heads.
- the inventive impact heads typically weigh around 170 pounds versus 260 pounds for many prior art heads.
- the reduction in weight and mass results from a number of changes over prior art heads, including the use of thinner metals for fashioning of the head, the removal of a largely unnecessary external housing, and the removal or change in size of various plates making up the head.
- Head 10' has left and right side plates 40' and 54' that form a throat 66'.
- the plates 40' and 54' provide essentially straight, flat sidewalls for the throat 66'.
- the throat 66' narrows in width as it approaches the upstream end of the head 10.
- Head 66" has a throat 66" that is formed from side member plates 40" and 54".
- the throat 66" is essentially of a constant width along its length as the two side members 40", 54" lie substantially parallel to each other along the length of the throat 66".
- FIG 8 illustrates a further feature of the invention wherein a feeder chute bumper device is incorporated into the impact head.
- the impact head 10 has a flared downstream end 78 on the feeder chute 16.
- the use of a flared end, such as end 78 is preferred because it assists in ease of placement of the head 10 onto the rail member 12.
- This flared end 78 provides upper and lower extreme downstream edge portions 80, 82 that are formed to present an acute angle and, thus, are somewhat sharp.
- the edge portions 80, 82 tend to impact the support posts as the head is pushed downstream along the rail by the impacting vehicle.
- FIG. 8 depicts a means of preventing that outcome.
- Pipe or round metal stock members 84 are secured by welding to the edge portions 80, 82 so as to provide a blunt, rounded impacting portions to the downstream end 78 of the head 10.
- the pipe or round stock members 84 preferably have a length that is the same as the width of the edge portions 80, 82.
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